Receptacle



Nov. 16, 1926. 1,607,354

G. E. LEF EBVRE I RECEPTACLE Filed June 20, 1924 I i l B J' .-1 w l l \7- l l l l l INVENTOR Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES GEORGE E. LEFEBVRE,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

RECEPTACLE.

Application filed me 20,

This invention relatesto receptacles, and more particularly to receptacles which can be utilized for carrying musical instrument reeds and similar articles.

Reeds of the character described are usually made of strips of bamboo, which are tapered on one side to provide a very thin end tone edge. These edges are very delicate, being split or broken by a very slight in contact thereagainst, and receptacles are provided for holding the reeds when detached from an'instrument so thattheir thin edges will be protected. It is desirable that such receptacles be formed so that the reeds can be quickly inserted into, or removed therefrom, and they are usually made of stifi material formed to provide a pocket into which the tapered end of a reed can be inserted, and within which the reed is so retained by the frictional engagement exerted thereagainst by the pocket. Unless the pocket is carefully opened, when the reed is to be inserted therein, the thin end edge of the reed will contact with the stiff surrounding material thereof, causing splitting or breakage, which destroys the usefulness of the reed.

An object of my invention is to provide a stiff receptacle with a pocket into which a reed for musical instruments can be readily inserted and retained without breaking the thin end thereof.

Another object of my invention is to provide a plurality of stiff receptacles which 115 are formed from a single piece of material so that they are severable from each other, each of the receptacles having a pocket which is formed so that the thin edge end of a reed for musical instruments can be readwlO ily inserted and retained therein without breaking the tone edge thereof.

These and other objects and the inven tion itself will appear in the following detailed description.

In the drawings- Eig. l is a side elevation of three severable receptacles embodyin my invention, showing a musical instrument reed inserted in a pocket of one of the receptacles;.

5 In forming the receptacles, -I prefer to Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same 1924. Serial No. 721,155.

use sheet cardboard of a nature which will bend, but various other similar sheet material can be used. The material can be of a width so that one or a plurality of receptacles can be formed therefrom, and T prefer to score the sheet longitudinally into the widths desired prior to the formation of the receptacles, if a plurality are to be formed, so that they may be readily severed or detached from each other when formed.

The end portions 10 and 11 of the sheet material are bent back against the opposite sides. of the portion 12 intermediate thereof, and I will refer to such end portions as flaps and to the intermediate portion as the base. The flaps are of such length that their ends will overlap and staples 13 are inserted through the overlapping portions of the flaps and the base intermediate thereof, thereby securing the same together. The staples are located adjacent the side edges of the sheet. and adjacent each side of the scoring 14 if a plurality of receptacles are formed. The flaps and the base with the two staples therethrough form a pocket on each side of the base which pockets extend in opposite directions.

The staples are positioned so that they are spaced from the end of the flaps, and the tendency of the free end of the flaps is to extend outwardly from the'base member. An article, such as the reed 15 for a musical instrument, can be readily inserted into the pockets so formed without the effort of maintaining the end of the flap away from the base which is necessary when the flap is secured at its end.

under causing it to frictionally retain the reed thereunder. This frictional engagement is sufficient to prevent lateral or longitudinal displacement of the reed under normal circumstances. The pockets and the base are of such length that when the reeds can be pressed partially into the pockets, the

tone edges thereof will lieabove the bottom of the pocket and the other end of the reeds will lie beneath the end of the base.

The reeds can be inserted into the pockets on both sides of the receptacles, and when a plurality of receptacles are formed from a sheet of material they can easily be separated. These receptacles provide a protector for the tone edge of the reed when removed from the instrument, and also provide a desirable carrier when transporting the reeds, and the free end of the flapsv provide an opening which does not require manipulation in order to insert the thin tone edge into the pocket without danger 0t breakage.

The receptacles above described are especially adapted to be used by dealers, and one or more can be detached and the reeds inserted therein, so that the customer can carry the reeds in thereceptacles without liability to the dealer for breakage of the tone edges. By forming a plurality of re ceptacles fironi a single sheet of material, which is scored so that the receptacles can be detached from each other either singly or severally, the dealer'is required to use only the number necessary to carry the reeds purchased by his customer, thereby eliminating any waste which would happen it the receptacles were not detachable from each other.

Various changes can be made in the construction described Without departing from the spirit of my invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. A receptacle for reeds or the like formed of sheet material comprising a base, flaps on the ends thereof bent back against opposite sides of said base to provide pockets, and staples securing the sides of said flaps to said base, said staples being arranged intermediate the ends of said flaps permitting the free ends of the flaps to extend away from the base.

A. receptacle termed of sheet material comprising a base, flaps termed integrally on the ends thereof and bent back against opposite sides of said base to provide pockets and common securing means securing adjacent sides of said flaps to said base, said means being arranged intermediate the ends of said flaps permitting the free ends of the iiaps to extend outwardly from the base.

A receptacle formed or" sheet material, comprising a base, flaps termed integrally on the ends thereof and bent back against opposite sides of said base to provide pockets and means securing adjacent sides of said flaps to said be e, said means being arranged intermediate the ends of said flaps, pern'iitting the free ends of the flaps to ex tend outwardl from the base.

in testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my gnature this 13th day of June, 192

GEORGE E. LEFEBVRE. 

